Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines Photos

The Iowa State Capital was designed (1870-1886) by John C. Cochrane & Alfred H. Piquenard then M.E. Bell & W.F. Hackney.

See also: Des Moines Heritage & Modern Buildings, U.S. State Capitols, Civil War Monuments at Iowa State Capitol
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Iowa State Capitol (1870-1886). Architect: John C. Cochrane & Alfred H. Piquenard then M.E. Bell & W.F. Hackney.

Central portico of Iowa State Capitol.

Sculpted pediment of Iowa State Capitol with allegorical figures including locomotive.

Details of stone sculptures in pediment (1879) of Iowa State Capitol.

Golden dome of Iowa State Capitol.

Details of dome of Iowa State Capitol.

Finial & cupola atop dome of Iowa State Capitol.

One of four corner towers each with own dome at Iowa State Capitol.

One of four corner towers each with own dome at Iowa State Capitol.

Corner tower finial detail of Iowa State Capitol.

Two domes of Iowa State Capitol, one gold, one green.

Domes of Iowa State Capitol.

Interior of central dome of Iowa State Capitol.

Detail of central dome interior in Iowa State Capitol.

Grand Army of the Republic reunion badge suspended within Iowa State Capitol dome interior for over a century.

Bright paints of rotunda of Iowa State Capitol.

Details of dome rotunda interior of Iowa State Capitol.

Allegorical mural in rotunda of Iowa State Capitol.

Restored decorations of Iowa State Capitol.

Staircase of Iowa State Capitol.

Rabbit stenciled in halls of Iowa State Capitol.

Corridors of Iowa State Capitol.

Model of Battleship USS Iowa in hallway of Iowa State Capitol.

House chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Skylight of House chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Mural with locomotive & medical symbols on House chamber ceiling of Iowa State Capitol.

Chandelier in House chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Chandelier & ceiling murals in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Chandelier in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Ceiling relief honoring industry in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Ceiling relief honoring nature in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol.

Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol.

"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" mural on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol.

Eagle mural on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol.

Bright designs on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol.

Doorway detail of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol.

Circular iron staircase of Library in Iowa State Capitol.

Library stacks of Iowa State Capitol.

Stained glass skylight of Library in Iowa State Capitol.

Tile floor of Library in Iowa State Capitol.

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil War Monument (1892-1945) by Harriet A. Ketcham at Iowa State Capitol. Civil War Monuments at Iowa State Capitol

Iowa Supreme Court building beside Iowa State Capitol.

Allison Monument & Iowa Supreme Court building.

Senator William B. Allison Monument (1917) by Evelyn B. Longman on Iowa State Capitol grounds.

Allison Monument & Iowa State Capitol.

Iowa Capitol complex & World War II Memorial.

World War II Memorial Plaza (1992).


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